we were getting ready for a big celebration. we were winning everything, and all of a sudden, it was just called off. so we ll be going to the u.s. supreme court. we want all voting to stop. we don t want them to find any ballots at 4:00 in the morning and add them to the list. that, of course, was donald trump on election night, calling for the nullification of mail-in ballots. that was part of the plot to overturn the election. and now, text messages have surfaced from former georgia senator kelly loeffler revealing even more details of that plot. plus, the phony republican narrative that abortion rights is fading as an issue. they re gaslighting women about what s at stake in the midterms and tonight s democracy defender is taking on the powerful maga forces in arizona. who want to control how votes are cast and counted, as the threat of violence increases against election workers. we begin tonight with the midterm elections. now just 19 days away. but here s the thi
starts right now. hi. thank you so much. i am ari melber and whoop there it is. election day within three weeks. early voting has begun, including in new key states. and we begin with something special. i m not going to hide the ball. i m going to show you the two chairs. howard dean who ran the dnc. michael steele who ran the rnc. in our opinion, no two better people to walk us through and it, they are here right now. let me tell you the context. 2 million people cast ballots. when we say election day, it s like rhetoric. this is election month. early voting is showing records smashed in certain states. fluid dynamics. new polls show the house leaning slightly towards republicans, depending on what happens. democrats believe they are still in a strong position to hold the senate majority. and as we ve told you, we cannot accurately cover 400 plus races at once. we will bring you the highlights, the context, the facts and the music. but i will show you some of the deba
and find some accommodation route to testify, he is going to cite potentially a letter from donald trump according to the brand-new washington post reporting, and as you may recall, he is awaiting a federal criminal trial that could land him in prison. it is a big deal that mister bannon now is i according to the post some sort of accommodation. we are going to get to that story in a few minutes. we are tracking one element. as for the white house lawyer, mister pat cipollone, he went hours and hours, a .5 hours total. in fact, we are told that it just wrapped up within the last few moments here, pat cipollone arrived before 8:30 am, he is visible in the passenger seat caught by cameras there, he was escorted to a conference room to provide this testimony. there were some shouted questions from the reporters today, this was a dramatic theme when you consider just how long this was, he did not respond to the press, mister pat cipollone matters because he is someone who has bee
than anything. we wanted to share that there, shoutout to complex and brian miller, because that discussion really reflects something important we think not only in politics and news but really in how we see the world and i want to share with you you can look up the full discussion by searching melber complex on youtube. and you can find the entire interview with mr. miller. if you re looking for me, you can always connect with me at arimelber.com. if you want to say anything on social media, as we go into the weekend, well, tell us any songs we missed or your favorite protest anthem, @arimelber on any social media service. @arimelber, tell me what is the most important protest anthem in america, in your life, or one that s made you want to shout along just like we showed fdt. i will be back with you on